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Berkshire to buy Lightower, Sidera for $2 bn

Rajaratnam agrees to pay $1.5 mn to settle SEC civil case

US hedge fund manager also waives his right to appeal judgment

China starts longest bullet train line, luring air travellers

Monti quits as Italian PM, clearing way for election

American dream fades for Generation Y professionals

Average incomes for individuals aged 25-34 have fallen 8%, double the adult populations total drop, since December 2007

Cash-for-gold loans hide shadow-banking risks in India

Love them, hate them... but rural folks can't ignore them

India sees children dying as $2-bn programme proves defective

Obama seeks to stop tax hike on 98% populace

Bank of Japan's $267-bn JGB buys spur record win streak

Pound drops to 8-month low versus euro as UK house prices fall

Draghi's cash triggers unprecedented drop in bank lending stress

ArcelorMittal reports $4.3-bn write-down of Europe units

Top steelmaker's rating cut to Bb+ from Bbb- by Fitch after same moves by S&P and Moody's

Virgin Atlantic no longer flying solo caps year of alliances

Pound drops to 8-month low versus euro as UK house prices fall

KBC to sell Absolut Bank to Russian pension asset managers

Sistema boss for mobile law change as Putin visits

Commercial Bank of Qatar will start talks to buy Alternatifbank

TNK-BP billionaires to invest most of sale proceeds in Russia

Asia stocks rise as yen drops, Japan's Abe approved as Premier

$7.8-bn settlement gets court nod

BP Gulf oil spill